Bird Box (2018) Review

Never Lose Sight of Survival

Bird Box is basically a reboot of The Happening with a sprinkling of A Quiet Place, Cargo, World War Z and 28 Days Later.

The Happening: Wind and leaves chasing people

A Quiet Place: A family trying to survive with a sensory disability

Cargo: A single parent on a post apocalyptic journey

World War Z: The entire first scene

28 Days Later: The exact same grocery store scene, all the way down to the dad having fun with all the free booze.

I really liked all of these movies so naturally I liked Bird Box as well. The premise is intriguing in that you don't know what the threat is, why it's doing what it's doing or how to stop it. Characters get plucked off at random so you're never sure who's going to last and there's a number of unexpected kill scenes that help keep the movie from being pulled into a full on drama (there's a LOT of crying in this one).

Overall, it's a survival thriller where a group of people have to work together to fight a common threat, which includes fighting members of their own group.

I likened it to The Happening, but it's actually way better in most every way. There's more mystery, more action, a more interesting cast of characters and a welcomed lack of resolution.

Worth Watching?